We have some exciting news to share. Last year, New Asia Currents (NAC) interviewed Dr Wang on her publications of pre-Columbian transoceanic voyages (here). This year they have done three interviews. Here is a summary of…
8 May 2026 We have presented many of Dr Sheng-Wei Wang’s academic presentations and showcased her published works. While these are important to furthering scholarship, Dr Wang also understands that knowledge is something to be…
The 5th Cross-Strait Academic Forum on “The Age of Exploration and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road” (November 21-23, 2025, Xiamen, China) has successfully concluded, with approximately 70 participants and 40 papers presented. Dr. Sheng-Wei…
The 2025 Commonwealth of World Chinatowns Conference (Ancient Maritime Silk Road to the Cosmos) in Penang, Malaysia has successfully concluded with Dr Wang’s appearance on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of September 2025. During this…
We are excited to announce Dr Wang’s new book, Chinese Explored Asia Long Before the Europeans: An Ancient World Map Tells All. Now available in Asia and soon to be released worldwide.
We are pleased to announce that on the 3rd of September 2025, Dr Sheng-Wei Wang will be a presenter at the 2025 Commonwealth of World Chinatowns Conference (Ancient Maritime Silk Road to the Cosmos) in…
We are pleased to announce the New Asia Currents: NAC Focus has added four new webpages featuring Dr Sheng-Wei Wang’s work on pre-Columbian Chinese voyages.
NAC Focus archives editorial projects on specific subjects to supplement…
As fall approaches and the leaves change, most of us look forward to the start of the holiday season. Meanwhile, Dr Wang has been busy studying the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu 《坤輿萬國全圖/坤舆万国全图》once more to demonstrate that…
As the summer warmth sets in, Dr Wang continues the search to match the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu 《坤舆万国全图》to their real life counterparts. In this sneakpeak of her article, Dr. Wang examines whether the Shui Chao…
We are pleased to announce that on 5 June 2024, Dr Sheng-Wei Wang will give a talk at the Royal Geographical Society (Hong Kong), about her new book, Chinese Global Exploration in the pre-Columbian era:…
